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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

19°C

Alice Springs

9°C

19°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

16°C

24°C

Canberra

3°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

15°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A high pressure system centered over SA is bringing a few showers to southern SA, southern Vic and western Tas. Southerly winds over eastern NSW are bringing a few coastal showers. Light rain in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. Mostly dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	E 4.0km/h	WNW 9.0km/h	64.0%	81.9%
Alice Springs	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	E 18.7km/h	E 21.2km/h	62.7%	87.3%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 10.1km/h	SSW 10.4km/h	58.8%	75.4%
Broome	21°C	30°C	37%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	ENE 20.2km/h	N 9.7km/h	50.7%	81.9%
Cairns	16°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 21.6km/h	55.8%	75.7%
Canberra	3°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SSE 7.2km/h	E 8.3km/h	66.6%	83.0%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SE 16.9km/h	E 12.6km/h	56.6%	69.3%
Hobart	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 11.5km/h	NNW 11.9km/h	62.7%	79.8%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	WNW 1.8km/h	SSW 5.8km/h	77.1%	94.5%
Perth	11°C	22°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NW 1.8km/h	SW 15.8km/h	55.6%	88.0%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	WSW 19.1km/h	S 23.0km/h	65.7%	83.9%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 04:55 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

QLD

Thu 04:51 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 04:51 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 04:47 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Thu 04:45 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

NSW

Thu 04:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 04:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts. Cancelled Eden Coast

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany and Esperance coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

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After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

We’re 20 days into May and Canberra has had no nights where the mercury has fallen to 0°C or lower, in a month where it historically happens around eight times.

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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